Tuesday, January 8th, 2019
Sindh education minister warns of “Anil Kapoor-style” raids on schools
KARACHI, (DNA) – Education Minister of Sindh, Syed Sardar Shah, has given an ultimatum to all private schools across the province to cut down their tuition fee as per the order of the Supreme Court. Speaking to media in Karachi, the minister warned that he will raid and shut down all private education institutions in “Anil Kapoor-style”, if they do not comply to the apex court’s directives of reducing students’ fee by 20 percent. In its December 13 ruling, the top court had ordered all those private schools across the country chargingRead More
President declares 2019 as year of nursing
ISLAMABAD, JAN 08 (DNA) – President Dr. Arif Alvi has announced 2019 as the year of Nursing. Addressing the annual Summit of Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery in Islamabad, he said capacity building of Midwifery is among the priorities of the government to provide better health cover to the people. He said a Nursing University at a cost of ten billion rupees is being established at National Institute of Health to double the well trained Nursing staff within two years. President declares 2019 as year of nursing He said the UniversityRead More
Opening of Pak-Iran free economic zone ‘soon’
QUETTA, (DNA) – Iranian Consul General Muhammad Rafiei has announced inauguration of Pakistan-Iran free economic zone at Mir Jawa in the coming days and expressed Iran’s willingness to sell fuel to Pakistan on low rates. The development came during a meeting of Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan with the Iranian consul general at the CM Secretariat on Monday. Kamal and Rafiei agreed that boosting trade between the two countries would directly benefit ordinary citizens. Increasing Pakistan and Iran trade up to $5 billion remained the focal point of the meeting.Read More
PM Imran greets Kohli’s India after Test series win in Australia
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated Virat Kohli-led team Indian after their historic win against Australia in the four-match Test series. The Men in Blue became the first team from the subcontinent to win a Test series Down Under on Monday with a 2-1 margin after the fourth match finished as a draw. PM Khan, who is famous for guiding Pakistan to their only 50-over World Cup triumph back in 1992, congratulated Kohli and his team on his official Twitter account early on Tuesday morning. ThisRead More
Afghan President’s envoy to arrive Islamabad today
ISLAMABAD, JAN 08 (DNA) – Presidential envoy of Afghanistan Umer Daudzai will reach Islamabad Tuesday on a three-day visit of Pakistan. President Ashraf Ghani’s special envoy Umer Daudzai during his visit of Pakistan, will hold meeting with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and other officials to discuss the Afghanistan peace process. A delegation led by Daudzai will hold delegation level talks at the Foreign Office here. The Afghan presidential envoy will also also meet with Pakistan’s civil and military leaders including Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa during his stayRead More
White House says Trump wants safe withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria
WASHINGTON, (DNA) – President Donald Trump wants to ensure the safety of U.S. troops as they withdraw from Syria and has not changed his position removing the forces, the White House said on Monday, a day after his national security adviser outlined conditions for withdrawal that could take months. “The president hasn’t changed his position, as he mentioned his primary goal is to ensure the safety of our troops and the safety of our allies as well,” White House spokeswoman Mercedes Schlapp told. “And so the Department of Defense willRead More